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PEARS.*

Flemish Beauty, Bessimianki, Early Bergamot, Keifer.

PLUMS.

American varieties-De Sota, Cheney, Wolf, Rockford, Miner [if top grafted].

European varieties for lake region-Abundance, Green Gage, Lombard, Field, Hudson River, Purple Egg, Moore's Arctic.

CHERRIES.

Hardiest-Early Richmond.

Kentish - English Morello.

For trial-Wragg, Bessarabian.

STRAWBERRIES.†

For shipment-*Warfield, *Crescent, Enhance, Wilson, Parker, Earle,

Van Deman.

For near markets - *Bubach, *Haverland, *Warfield, Wood, Enhance, Jessie.

*Princess, *Crescent,

For home use-Jessie, *Bubach, Crawford, *Warfield, *Crescent, Parker Earle.

For furnishing pollen to imperfect flowering kinds-Parker Earle, Michel, Jessie, Wilson, Wood, Enhance, Van Deman, Saunders, Capt. Jack.

Late-Eureka, Gandy, Parker Earle.

Early-Wood, *Crescent, Van Deman, Warfield.

GRAPES.

For market vineyards-Moore's Early, Worden, Concord, Brighton, Delaware.

For home use-Moore's Early, Worden, Brighton, Delaware, Massasoit, Moore's Diamond, Lindley.

Late keepers-Wilder, Lindley, Vergennes, Merrimac, Agawam
Early-Moore's Early, Early Victor

White Grapes-Pocklinton, Niagara, Green Mountain.

*Note. The best sites for apples, cherries, plums, pears and grapes in Wisconsin, are elevated limestone soils, not too rich, and free from untimely spring frosts, or places under the influence of bodies of water. Plant those kinds that are succeeding best on soils and sites similar to the one to be used; plant but few kinds with different kinds near each other, rather than in large blocks, and thus secure better fertilization of bloom; to prevent injury by insects and parasitic fungi spray and give good cultivation before July 1st each

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+Note-Those marked with an asterisk have imperfect flowers and should be planted near those having perfect flowers.

BLACK RASPBERRIES.

Nemaha, Gregg, Ohio, Older.

Early-Palmer.

RED RASPBERRIES.

Marlboro, Cuthbert, Brandywine, Shaffer.

For trial-Superlative, Royal Church, Loudon, Columbian.

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Red-Prince Albert, Victoria, Holland, Red Dutch.
Blackt--Lee's, Black Naples.

GOOSEBERRIES.

For general cultivation-Houghton, Downing.

For trial--Red Jacket, Triumph, Columbus, Queen.

* Winter protection recommended.

+ Grow best in shady places; used for cooking only.

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TREES AND SHRUBS RECOMMENDED.

EVERGREENS.

For screens and windbreaks.— Norway Spruce, Balsam Fir, White 'Pine.

For hedges and screens for shearing.- Norway Spruce, American Arbor Vitae, Red Cedar.

For lawns and cemeteries.- Norway Spruce for backgrounds. For American Arbor Vitae, Hovey's Golden Arbor Vitae, Pyramigroups dali's Arbor Vitae, Siberian Arbor Vitae, Juniper Excelso.

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For small lawn decoration.-Juniper Sucica, Arbor Vitae, Hovey's Golden Arbor Vitae, Pyramidali's Arbor Vitae.

DECIDUOUS TREES.

For cemeteries.- Cut-leaved Birch, Wisconsin Weeping Willow, Weeping Poplar.

For lawns.- All named above, and, in addition, Laurel-leaved Willow, Mountain Ash Oak-leaved, Mountain Ash American, Mountain Ash European, Maple Cut-leaved, Maple Norway, Kentucky Coffee Tree, Catalpa, Spicrosa, Elm American, Elm Scotch, Elm Weeping, European White Birch.

SHRUBS FOR CEMETERIES.

Hydrangea Paniculata, Cornus Philadelphus, Tree Lilac, Spirea Japonica, Spirea Van Houtii, Wahoo (American Strawberry Tree), Exchordia Grandiflora.

For lawns. All named above and, in addition, Purple Barberry, Purple Fringe, Upright Honeysuckle, Wigelia Rosea.

For screens and hedges.— Upright Honeysuckle, Barberry Red Fruit ing.

ROSES.

Twelve best varieties Hybrid Perpetual.— Paul Neyron, Mrs. J. H. Laing, Gen. acqueminot, Dinsmore, Marshall P. Wilder, Coquette des

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